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Airbrush Festival Antwerp

I knew airbrush from my biker days. Mythological works of art under many layers of varnish on trucks, pimped cars – and smaller versions on bikes. So it was only natural that an Airbrush Festival would attract me.

The Cruise Terminal in Antwerp where the seafaring guests usually set foot on Belgian soil had been converted into a real expo hall, be it a bit on the small side. I would have wished the artists a bit more room and for myself as a photographer maybe some friendlier lighting of the works. As it is, several times I ended up becoming part of those same works of art when they were shiny or protected by glass – and no room to find a better angle. 🙂

But apart from that it was a fascinating experience. Not only the paintings that go much further than what I knew of cars, bikes, trucks. But seeing some of the artists at work made me wonder if they were masters of meditation or yoga. The complete stillness, one hand supporting the other and the tiny, controlled movements of the hand to create the fine details I could see spoke of a concentration I could hardly imagine keeping up, especially not with other people walking around, talking…